So, This Thing Kinda Happened...

Sitting at my desk (cubicle) last week, I was contemplating how I was going to answer the questions on my annual review that were looming over my (in front of me in the Inbox of my email) head. I know that over the course of the year, since the last review, that I have become complacent in my desires to do more and to be more within my position at the company that I work for. The true realization was that I hadn't taken time to sit down and realize or even brainstorm about who I am, what I want, or where I should be now or even in another year from now.

After this jarring realization, I decided that I am probably not the only one who wants to do more and be more within their current life situation. I know that my current direction of travel needs to be realigned with my core values and current mindset. I know that I need to create my own path with my own intentions.

The name of the blog, JPhi Designs, came about after a stint in sign making but I realized that the name is truly what I hope to achieve. Merriam-Webster defines the word Design as follows below:

1: to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan :devise, contrive
    design a system for tracking inventory
2: a: to conceive and plan out in the mind 

        he designed the perfect crime
    b: to have as a purpose :intend
        she designed to excel in her studies
    c: to devise for a specific function or end
        a book designed primarily as a college textbook
        a suitcase designed to hold a laptop computer
3: to indicate with a distinctive mark, sign, or name
4: a: to make a drawing, pattern, or sketch of

        … a curious woman whose dresses always looked as if they had been designed in a rage …
        —Oscar Wilde
    b: to draw the plans for
        design a building
        designing a new bike

Intransitive Verb
1: to conceive or execute a plan
2: to draw, lay out, or prepare a design
    was trained to design for homes and offices

That's what I want to do. I want to design a life that fits me. I want to sketch out the plans for the ultimate masterpiece. I want to lay out the blue prints for the perfect storm. I need to devise a plan in which I can execute to achieve my dreams.

I am a single Mom to a wonderful son. I want to be able to provide for him the best possible life and environment possible. I need to learn, discover, and grow to be able to turn my design into a reality.

I have created this blog as a testimony to my ideologies about how to amplify my personal life, career, and mindset. Please, take away from this what you will in your own personal crusade for self-discovery.

Welcome to JPhi Designs.